Michaela Watkins
Acting
Michaela Watkins is an American actress and comedian. After several years performing with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Watkins achieved widespread attention for her brief stint as a featured player on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live during its 34th season between 2008 and 2009. Since leaving SNL, she has starred on the Hulu series Casual and on the short-lived sitcoms The Unicorn and Trophy Wife. Watkins has also had recurring roles on other television series, such as The New Adventures of Old Christine, Catastrophe, Enlightened and Search Party and appeared in films such as The Back-up Plan (2010), Wanderlust (2012), Enough Said (2013), Sword of Trust (2019), and Suze (2023).
Known for
2025Suze
Suze
2025Heart Eyes
Crystal Cane
2025Are We Good?
Self
2024The American Society of Magical Negroes
Masterson
2023The Young Wife
Lara
2023You Hurt My Feelings
Sarah
2023Paint
Katherine
2021Werewolves Within
Trisha Anderton
2020Bad Therapy
Judy Small
2020The Way Back
Beth
2020Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music
Self
2020For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
Narrator (voice)
2019The House of Tomorrow
Mrs. Whitcomb
2019Under the Eiffel Tower
Tillie
2019Antiquities
Dolores Jr.
2019Brittany Runs a Marathon
Catherine
2019Sword of Trust
Mary
2019Good Boys
Saleswoman
2019Transparent: Musicale Finale
Yetta
2019Modern/Love in 7 Short Films
Jane
2018Dude
Jill Weil
2018Ibiza
Sarah
2017Punching Henry
Mara
2017The House
Raina